Hydrolea macrosepala A.W.Benn.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Hydroleaceae > Hydrolea

Characteristics

Erect branched glabrous herb, stems up to 2 ft. high, spongy in the lower part
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Flowers blue in very lax panicles
An annual herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.61
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet grassland savannah. It can grow in pools and flooded rice fields.
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In swamps and moist ground in savanna.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Hydrolea macrosepala world distribution map, present in Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, Chad, and Togo

Conservation status

Hydrolea macrosepala threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:432218-1
WFO ID wfo-0000726671
COL ID 3N7GG
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Synonyms

Hydrolea macrosepala Nama macrosepala